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    Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

    Although the film is at times unrelievedly bleak, the power and grit of its cast lift it emotionally into a place few movies achieve these days.

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    Gentlemen Broncos

    If you weren't a fan of the deliberately quirky antics of "Napoleon Dynamite," you should probably avoid "Gentlemen Broncos," the third film from Jared Hess.

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    The Canyon

    When a young couple decides to leap off the beaten path to explore nature in all its rugged extremes, you know they are heading for the vacation from hell.

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    The House of the Devil

    It would be an interesting experiment: Remove the horror from most horror flicks and what would you get?

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    Amelia

    Director Mira Nair has crafted a big, beautiful, and sweeping motion-picture biography about a true American legend, thanks in no small part to Hilary Swank, who is outstanding.

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    Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

    "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" is so relentlessly dull, one forgets it while watching it.

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    Where the Wild Things Are

    Beware of filmmakers who take a classic 10-page children's book and turn it into a bloated, dialogue-laden 96 minute feature film with actors in giant puppet costumes.

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    New York, I Love You

    Since the international success of "Paris, je t'aime," it was only a matter of time before the same approach would likely be applied to other cities.

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    An Education

    "An Education" is a wonderfully bittersweet coming-of-age story featuring a perfect performance by Carey Mulligan.

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    Bronson

    Actor Tom Hardy gives one of the most captivating performances this year as real-life convict Michael Peterson, who later in his career took on the moniker Charles Bronson.